Can-opener



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P. BEAVERS.

GAN OPENER.

Patented'lvmy 17,1898.

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CAN-OPENER SPEGIFECATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 604,016, dated May 17, 1898.

Application nea october S1, 1896.

To @ZZ whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, PORTER BEAVERS, a citi- Zen of the United States, and a resident of Easonville, in the county of St. Clair, State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Can-Openers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, in which similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts wherever found throughout the several views.

This invention relates to canopeners; and the object thereof is to provide an improved device of this class which is simple in construction and operation and by means of which the head of a can may be quickly and easily removed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawings 'form a part, in which- Figure 1 is a side View of my improved can, opener, part of the construction being shown in section; Fig. 2, a plan view thereof; and Fig. 3, a back view of the top thereof, showing the method of connecting a lever which holds the cutter with the frame.

In the practice of my invention I provide a can-opener which comprises a base 5, which is provided centrally with a circular portion 6, which is preferably provided with radial teeth or projections 7, on which the bottom of the can is placed, and said base is provided at one end thereof with an upright or standard S and at the opposite end with a similar upright or standard 9, which is provided, in its upper end with a vertical slot 10. The

vertical slot 11 in its upper end, and pivoted therein is a lever l2, which is provided with a head 13, the form of which is best shown in Fig. 3, and the head 13 of said lever isprovided with a number of transverse perforations 14,which are arranged in vertical line and through one of which the pivot-pin 16 passes, and the obj ect of providing a plurality of these perforations or openings 14is to provide means for vertically adjusting the pivoted end of the lever 12, so as to adjust the cutter to cans of different heights.

The pivot-pin 16, by which the lever 12 is connected with the upright or standard 8, is

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l 1' provided with a head 17, and connectedtherewith is a spring-arm 18, having a head 19, through which said pivot-pin passes, and mounted on the pin adjacent to the upright or standard 8 is a collar 20, and adjacent to the head 19 of the spring-arm 13 is a washer 21, and between the collar 2O and the washer 2l is a spring 22, and the lower end of the spring-arm 13 is secured to the upright or standard 8.

The free end of the lever 12 is provided with a handle 23 and is adapted to be depressed into the slot 10 in the upper end of the upright or standard 9, and said lever 12 is provided centrally with a circular head 24, to the lower side of which is bolted an annular head 25, which is provided at its lower side with an inwardly-directed flange or rim 26, and the bolts 27, by which the annular head 25 is bolted to the head 24 of the lever 12, also serve to secure to the said head 24 4of the lever 12 a sleeve or collar 2S, which is provided with an annular flange or rim 29, and passing verticallyV through the circular head 24 of the lever 12 and through the collar or sleeve 23 is a shaft 30, to the lower end of which is secured a circular head 31, which moves in an annular groove or recess formed in the annular head 25 by means of the inwardly-directed annular iiange or rim 26, and securedA to said circular head 30, near the outer 'edge thereof, is a depending blade or cutter 32, and the upper end of the shaft 30 is provided With a crank 33, which is provided with a handle 34.

Secured to the upright or standard 8, near the bottom thereof, is a yoke 35, which is intended to assist in holding a can in position upon the central circular portion or head 6 of the base 5, and said annular head 24, which is bolted to the lower side of the lever 12, is also provided with radial ribs or downwardlydirected projections 36, which bear upon the head of the can and assist in holdingit in po-v sition.

The base 5 and the uprights or standards 8 and 9 are all preferably formed integrally, being so cast at one operation, and the yoke 5 may also be formed integrally with said parts, if desired, and the operation will be readily understood from the foregoing de- IOO script-ion when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and the following statement thereof.

The height .of the standards or uprights 8 and 9 is preferably adjusted to correspond with the height of an ordinary can, and in practice the can is placed upon the central circular portion or head 6 of the base 5 and within the yoke 35, and the lever 12 is then depressed over the head thereof, in which operation the annular head 25, which is secu red tothe lever 12, presses upon the head of the can and the blade or cutter 32 is forced therethrough, and by turning the crank 33 by means of the handle 34 the head of the can, ora portion thereof, will be cut out, the portion which is cut out being circular in form, it being understood that the head 31, which is secured to the shaft 30, is revolved thereby, carrying with it the blade or cutter 32, and the latter passes around the inner diameter of the head 25, as will also be readily understood. In this operation the free end of the lever is depressed with one hand, while the crank 33 is turned With the other, and when the free end of the lever 12 is raised that portion of the head of the can which is cut out will also be raised or removed and, as will be apparent, there is no danger of injuring the hand or hands, and the entire device is simple in construction and operation and also comparatively inexpensive.

The object of the spring-arm 18 is to hold the pivoted pin 16 in position, and all that is necessary to change the position of the pivoted end of the lever 12 or to raise or lower the same is to pull the pi vot-pin 16 outwardly and yproperly adjust the head of said lever, after which the pivot-pin is passed therethrough. Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A can opener, comprising a suitable frame, consisting of a base on which a can is adapted to be placed, said base being provided at one end with an upright or standard, a lever pivotally connected with the upper end of said upright or standard, an annular head secured to the lower side of said lever centrally thereof, a collar or sleeve mounted on the upper side of said lever over said annular head, a shaft which passesy centrally through said lever, and through said collar or sleeve and provided at its lower end with a circular head which revolves in said annular head, and which is also provided with a cutter or blade which is secured thereto adjacent to one side thereof, said shaft being provided at its upper end with a crank, substantially as shown and described.

2. A can opener, comprising a suitable frame, consisting of a base on which a can is adapted to be placed, said base being provided at one end with an upright or standard, a lever pivotally connected with the upper end of said upright or standard, an annular head -secured to the lower side of said lever centrally thereof, a collar or sleeve mounted on the upper side of said leverover said annular head, a shaft which passes centrally through said lever, and through said collar or sleeve and provided at its lower end with a circular head which revolvesin said annular head, and which is also provided with a cutter or blade which is secured thereto adjacent to one side thereof, said shaft being provided at its upper end with a crank, said base being also provided with an upright or standard in the upper end of which is a slot adapted to receive the free end of said lever, substantially as shown and described.

-In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 1st day of October, 1896.

PORTER BEAVERS.

Witnesses:

T. J. ABBOTT, J. W. ONEIL. 

